2. Installation
18 User Manual
Accessing the Camera for the First Time
The camera comes with a web-based setup utility, allowing you to view the video of the camera and
configure the camera for optimal use in your environment.
To access the camera’s web-based control utility, you need a PC that meets the following
requirements:
Operating System:
Windows Vista® or XP
Browser:
Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later
CPU:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2GHz or higher
RAM:
512 MB or more.
Then take the following steps to connect your PC to the camera.
Step 1: Make the connection
For initial setup purposes, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the RJ45 connector of the camera
and the other end to the LAN port on your PC.
Step 2: Configure your PC’s IP address
The camera uses a default IP address of 192.168.1.30 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. To have
your PC on the same network with the camera, configure your PC’s IP settings as below:
IP address:
192.168.1. X, where X is a number between 2 to 254, excluding 30.
Subnet mask:
255.255.255.0.
Ignore all other settings and click
OK
.
